Structure
Verb[ても]+ かまわない
[い]Adjective[ても]+ かまわない
[な]Adjective + でも + かまわない
Noun + でも + かまわない
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About てもかまわない
ても構わない is often used to express that something 'doesn't matter', or that the speaker 'doesn't mind'. This structure is a combination of ても (with verbs and い-Adjectives), or でも (with nouns and な-Adjectives) grouped with the negative conjugation of the う - Verb 構う, which means 'to brace'. Literally, this expression can be thought of as being similar to 'to not be uptight'. However, it is almost always simply used to convey that there is no issue with something.
ても構わない may be used with any type of word that appears in its ても or でも conjugation form.
ても構わない may be used with any type of word that appears in its ても or でも conjugation form.
- 君がお金を出すなら、ピザでも寿司でも何を頼んでも構わないよ。If you are going to pay, don't be uptight about ordering pizza or sushi or anything.
- 運転手さん、遅くても構いませんので、安全運転でお願いします。Chauffeur, I don't care if it's slower, please drive safely.
- 仕事はどんなに大変でも構いません、仕事が出来ればうれしいです。I don't care how busy work is, I am happy so long as I can do my job.
- アルバイト募集中。未経験者でも構いません。Hiring part time workers. It doesn't matter if you are not experienced.
Fun Fact
構う is usually translated as 'to brace', but the kanji 構 often has the nuance of 'to posture', or 'to pose' (into some type of strong/resistant shape). In the ても構わない grammar structure, this translates as (A) simply being something that will not cause the speaker to 'posture', 'position', or 'pose' themselves in a resistant way.Synonyms
Examples
暇な時はゲームをやってもかまわない。
It doesn't matter if you play games when you have free time.
お金がなくてもかまわない。だって、彼のことが大好きだから。
It doesn't matter if he doesn't have money, because I love him.
費用はいくらかかってもかまわない。とにかく買ってきてくれ。
It doesn't matter how much it costs. Just go buy it for me.
うまくいかなくてもかまわない。やってみることが大切だ。
It doesn't matter if it won't go well. It's important to try.
濡れてもかまいません。革靴ではないですから。
I don't mind getting wet. These are not leather shoes.
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てもかまわない – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (2 in total)
rikvg
I absolutely love the little paragraph at the bottom giving the link to 構う and the literal translation. This paragraph makes it infinitely easier for me to understand the grammar point. I wish more grammar points did this.
casual
When the article says “構う is usually translated as ‘to brace’”, doesn’t it actually mean 構える?
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